Fair Game
Happy Easter, tiger lovers – and hoping all the Brits amongst you have had a lovely, sunny four-day holiday! As those of you on the mailing list will know, it has been a difficult few weeks for us, as the two interested sponsors that we’ve been waiting to confirm with us for months and months … Continue reading
Stars and Stripes
BUY TICKETS ONLINE through Paypal – just click the ‘donate’ button below to be taken through the secure payment site. We will send you your tickets by email. All proceeds go to dakini’s Tiger Campaign The Stars & Stripes Team xxx __________ THE STARS & STRIPES : THE RUNNING ORDER Doors Open at 3pm Afternoon … Continue reading
A Roaring Success
On Sunday, James and Robin (of RHN fame) popped round to drop off the money they had raised from two under-18s discos, organised in support of the Tiger Campaign. The second of the discos had taken place a few nights before, and the boys had done an excellent job of spreading the word about the … Continue reading
Legacy of the “Tiger Man”
Tiger campaigners the world over have been grieving the loss of “Tiger Man” Fateh Singh Rathore, who died last week aged 72. The founder of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, Rathore was one of India’s most dedicated, outspoken and indefatigable conservationists, tirelessly pushing for better protection measures for tigers– even after being attacked and nearly killed by … Continue reading
To a New Year of the Tiger
Well, the Chinese Year of the Tiger has drawn to a close – and what an inspiring year it has been. There’s still a very long way to go if there are to be many, many more years of the tiger left to come, but, as good starts go, this one has been superb. I … Continue reading
Let’s Tweet it for the Tigers
Firstly, a big thank you to everyone who submitted lines to the Tiger Tale. The project is now completed and you can read the full story here: http://www.tigercampaign.com/tigertale. As a writing experiment, it was a lot of fun and there were some very impressive entries – who could have guessed what a creative bunch you … Continue reading
Through the Eye of the Tiger
“In a jungle in central India, a Bengal tigress hears a familiar sound and raises her head. Black stripes weave through her burnt orange coat, distinguishing her from all other tigers. Her tapestry of fur is nature’s art, as individual as a human fingerprint, and it distinguishes her from all other tigers. White fluff surrounds … Continue reading
A Tiger Tale
Welcome to the dakini Tiger Tale! The Tiger Tale is a collaborative writing experiment, run entirely through Twitter. We’ll provide the first line of the story, to get the ball rolling. But then we’ll ask you to come up with the next line, and the next, and the next, until we have a complete Tiger Tale … Continue reading
It’s a New Year, It’s a New Dawn, It’s a New Day…
Happy New Year! I hope you’ve all had a lovely relaxing Christmas and are feeling enthusiastic, invigorated and ready to embark on a fantastic and proactive year of saving the tiger… because we’re about to seriously step up our campaign. And for this, we’re going to need your help. The last year has gone very, … Continue reading
A Very Fine Art
Last Tuesday, I went to Asia House in New Cavendish Street, to hear Ruth Padel speak about tracking tigers in the wild and her wonderful book, Tigers in Red Weather. At university I had read a little of Padel’s poetry and several of her books on Greek theatre – but I had no idea she … Continue reading